On the one hand, it's been extremely hard on my kids. Life was pretty easy pre-covid. But we called them home when their colleges went online only and they lived at home for about six months. We fought A LOT — what friends could we see and under what circumstances? We disagreed on protests, on presidential nominees and so much more. But we disagreed as adults and as equals. We argued like I used to argue with my friends at the bar on Friday.
We watched movies and talked about them. We read newspapers and magazine stories and shared them. At night we talked about their classes and what they were learning.
In short, we had the blessing of getting to know our kids as people and adults, which I think was really special.
I talked to a guy yesterday who said he felt blessed because "you always love your children. I'm lucky that I like my children too."
Same.
And without COVID I might not have realized how much.
Thanks. I woke up today feeling very down. This has brightened my spirits.